India Upgrades SST-1 Tokamak Amid China’s Advances in Nuclear Fusion Research
India's Institute for Plasma Research has upgraded its Steady State Superconducting Tokamak (SST-1) with a new 82.6 GHz, 400 kW gyrotron to enhance plasma heating and sustainment for nuclear fusion research. Meanwhile, China's Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) leads in long-duration plasma stability experiments. Both countries aim to replicate the Sun's fusion process, with India achieving plasma temperatures over 200 million degrees Celsius and China focusing on maintaining stable plasma for extended periods, advancing fusion energy development.
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indiatoday broke this story on 14 Sept, 07:53 am. Other outlets followed.